A devastating fire has swept through the main market in Yola, Adamawa State, resulting in the destruction of wares and other valuable properties.
The Yola town main market is the second major market serving as the commercial hub of the Yola South Local Government Area and the environs.
Eyewitnesses said the fire started in the early hours of Monday, destroying shops and goods.
They said some of the traders who kept the proceeds of the sales of Sunday now regret not taking their money home.
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They also noted that although fire authorities responded quickly enough but the intensity of the inferno made containment tough.
Though the cause of the fire was yet to be determined, people around the market area ruled out any link to electricity as the entire place was in a blackout throughout the time.
No case of human casualty has been reported.
The Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who visited the market just before 10 am on Monday, told the affected traders that the government is with them in their tragic moments.
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